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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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